so on a daily basis, he motivad us, challenged us, nurtured us and that was the turning point of my life. >> and then another turning point, another miracle. a man named ben stevenson from houston, hwas the artistic director, he comes to china and he decides to take you back on a scholarship to learn. and you fell in love, not just with america. >> that's the best part, i fell in love with american culture, american people, and also i fell in love with this beautiful girl who it was my first love and it was amazing toave the freedom to love somebody, to follow your heart strings. >> and you reazed when they wanted to send you back to china, thatou couldn't go and so you -- it gets very dramatic in the movie, what happened to your life, how difficu it was for you to stay in america, not being able to see your parents, to see your life all of this from the age of 11, this critical time in your life. on screen as we're now watching. how has that been for you? >> it was a struggle. there's no doubt about at. it was a hard struggle, but it's filled with passion and following my dreams and try